Reports of "realignment' underway; staff cuts confirmed

PC Gamer, after receiving a tip from an anonymous source, is reporting that NCsoft West in Seattle is undergoing a "realignment":

"NCsoft is realigning internal publishing resources to better suit the needs of our game development studios. As a result of the realignment, several employees and contract positions were affected. This was a very tough decision to make and wish the best for all NCsoft employees in their next ventures"

While Seattle is also home to NCsoft's ArenaNet studio, developers of Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, by the wording it doesn't appear that studio was affected -- we await confirmation.

With decimation of the game industry this year, we wish the best of luck to those affected by these business decisions. Talent always finds a way.

We're working to get more details, and will pass along more info as we get it.